{"product_id":"king-solomons-mines-h-rider-haggard-9780486447827","title":"King Solomon's Mines","description":"\"A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure.\" -- Andrew Lang \u003cbr\u003e\"It goes and it grips and it moves with all the freshness of youth.\" -- Rudyard Kipling\u003cbr\u003eWhen Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e was first published, H. Rider Haggard made a five-shilling bet that he could write a better adventure tale. In 1885, he created\u003ci\u003e King Solomon's Mines, \u003c\/i\u003ea story in which Allan Quatermain, a gentleman adventurer, is hired to locate a man who had disappeared into the heart of Africa while hunting for the legendary lost diamond mines of King Solomon. The book became an instant sensation and has remained popular ever since.\u003cbr\u003eTales of adventure in exotic settings were the hallmark of Haggard's art; and \u003ci\u003eKing Solomon's Mines \u003c\/i\u003ewas no exception. Here were all the elements for which his novels were famous: a gripping tale in a foreign setting, supernatural adventures, terror, passion, and discovery. Praised as \"the most amazing story ever written,\" the book went on to become one of the bestselling novels of the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Rider Haggard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486447820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486447827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e13623 \/ King Solomon's Mines (Unabridged)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"H. Rider Haggard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047458730239,"sku":"9780486447827","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57fb0a8e-9999-4511-a261-795593004b97.jpg?v=1684990331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-solomons-mines-h-rider-haggard-9780486447827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}